Karolinska Institutet, AIMES

Karolinska Institutet, AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Solna.

AIMES - Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences is a newly established interdisciplinary research center co-affiliated between Karolinska Institutet (KI) and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Research at AIMES is characterized by intimate interactions between pre-clinical and clinical scientists and researchers with natural sciences and engineering backgrounds. Biomedical research in infection and neuroscience is addressed by the development of cutting-edge approaches based on Organic Bioelectronics, Organ-on-Chip technology, and Tissue Microbiology, which combines expertise in electroactive polymers, chemistry, microfluidics, neurobiology, microbiology, physiology, pathology and intravital imaging. Other areas of research include renewable biomaterials, sensor technologies and anti-fouling surfaces. AIMES has an explicit aim to translate scientific findings to societal use via strong interactions with external stakeholders.

 

AIMES is located in Biomedicum, KI Campus Solna. AIMES is hosted at KI by the Department of Neuroscience, world-leaders in research on the function of the nervous system in health and disease. AIMES host at KTH is the Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, the largest academic institution on native and synthetic polymers in Sweden.

Senior Lab Manager duties 

We are seeking a Senior Lab Manager to become a central organizational figure in our multi-disciplinary research center. At AIMES we have a number of research groups with different backgrounds who need to work together effectively and efficiently. The Lab Manager will be essential in the process of designing a transparent environment. The Lab Manager role will be to coordinate the everyday running of the lab and to facilitate interactions between researchers at AIMES. The Lab Manager will be responsible for ensuring a smooth operation of the lab including taking charge of practicalities such as ordering, risk assessments, biosafety and work environment. The Lab Manager will also be responsible for introducing new and visiting researchers in the lab environment including training in BSL2 techniques, instrument function, lab routines and SOPs critical to the running of the lab. The Lab Manager will have significant teaching, mentoring and research roles, being a central figure in numerous ongoing and future research projects. The Lab manager will be active in seminars, group meetings and other events organized by AIMES.

 

Skills and personal qualities

We are seeking a highly motivated, authoritive person with a broad skill set. To enable the person to fit in with our research interests we seek a candidate with the following skills/qualifications:

  • PhD qualification in Biomedical sciences.
  • Proficiency in English is required. Knowledge of Swedish and additional lanuages will be advantageous to work in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Experience with a broad range of lab techniques with a focus on the following areas:
    • Microbiology, including gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial pathogens
    • Immunology, including FACS, ELISA, Luminex etc
    • Microscopy, including confocal and multi-photon microscopy of cells, tissues and organs
    • Biomimetic tissue models
    • Experience in animal experimentation
    • Multidisciplinary approaches, shown ability to embrace multi-disciplinary research projects

  • Project management experience
  • Experience in mentoring students is essential
  • Experience in establishing new methods
  • Excellent problem solving abilities

 The application should be submitted through the Varbi recruitment tool, no later than December 18th.

Type of employment Permanent position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment as soon as possible
Salary Monthly salary
Reference number 2-6086/2019
Contact
  • Agneta Richter Dahlfors, +46-(0)8-524 874 25
Union representative
  • Henry Wölling, SEKO, 08-524 840 80
  • Biborka Bereczky Veress, SACO, 46 70-173 85 75
  • Magnus Anå, OFR, 08-524 864 37, magnus.ana@ki.se
Published 04.Dec.2019
Last application date 18.Dec.2019 11:59 PM CET

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